CVE-2026-6694: A flaw was found in GIMP's file-png plugin. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious Animated…
CVE-2026-6694 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-08-03
A flaw was found in GIMP's file-png plugin. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) image containing an oversized tRNS chunk. This can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121), causing the file-png plugin to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-6694 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-6694?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 3 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Redhat Enterprise Linux. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-6694?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-6694?
Check whether you run Redhat Enterprise Linux. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.